Sri Lanka Ends Presidential Term Limits - New York Times Sep 8, 2010 - Supporters carried portraits of President Mahinda Rajapaksha of Sri Lanka outside parliament in Colombo on Wednesday. By LYDIA POLGREEN NEW DELHI — Sri Lanka's Parliament on Wednesday passed a proposal to remove presidential term limits from the

Sep 8, 2010 - LONDON — The father of Prime Minister David Cameron died on Wednesday after suffering a stroke while on holiday in France, Downing Street said. Cameron rushed from London to the bedside of his 77-year-old father Ian, who was being treated in hospital

China and Japan Bristle Over Island Dispute - New York Times Sep 8, 2010 - BEIJING — Despite recent efforts to tamp down territorial disputes, China and Japan are jostling elbows over one of their thorniest such conflicts: control of a tiny, uninhabited island chain in the East China Sea.

Report: 2000 more NATO troops may be Afghan-bound - The Associated Press Sep 6, 2010 - BRUSSELS — NATO may deploy 2000 more soldiers to Afghanistan to join the 140000-strong international force already there, an official said Monday. Top US and NATO commander Gen. David Petraeus asked for the additional troops, nearly half of whom will

Top US commander: Burning Quran endangers troops - The Associated Press Sep 6, 2010 - KABUL, Afghanistan — The top US and NATO commander in Afghanistan warned Tuesday that an American church's threat to burn copies of the Muslim holy book the Quran could endanger US troops in the country and Americans worldwide.

8 missing in Colo. fire that has burned 53 homes - The Associated Press

Clinton: Obama Foreign Policy Yielding Dividends - Voice of America

Obama to call for business tax credit

Tropical Storm Hermine Forms in Gulf of Mexico Off of Tampico, Heads North - Bloomberg

Republicans making gains against Democrats ahead of midterm elections - Washington Post

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